Hugh Clark, of Roxbury

Hugh Clark

• Birth: 1612
• Death: 20 JUL 1693 in Roxbury, Massachuesetts
• m. Elizabeth (b.1621 Watertown - d.11 Dec 1692 Roxbury, MA) married 1640 Watertown d. 20 Jun 1693 Roxbury, Suffolk, MA

John Clark in The Descendants of Hugh Clark writes:

"Of the native place of our ancestor, HUGH CLARK, or the time of his emigration to America, we have no certain knowledge. He was born, according to his own testimony, about 1613, and the first mention of him, in this country, occurs in the town records of "Watertown, at the time of the birth of his eldest son, John, in 1641. His wife's name was ELIZABETH, and he probably married her before coming to New England.

He lived in Watertown about twenty years, and here his *three children were born. In legal documents he is called a " husbandman," and there is no evidence that he ever held any important offices, although his admission as a freeman, May 30, 1660, and to the Artillery Co. 1666, prove him to have held a respectable position. In 1666 he was appointed appraiser of the estate of Robert Hawes, of Roxbury, and it is from his signature attached to the inventory of this estate that the facsimile here given, is copied. Of course the H only, was written by him. About the year 1660 he removed to Roxbury, and remained in that town or its vicinity until his death, which occurred in Roxbury, July 20, 1693. His wife died Dec. 11, 1692."[14]

• While this account mentions three children (John, Uriah, Elizabeth), they also had a fourth child: Hester mentioned above.

Children of Hugh and Elizabeth (_____) Clark, born at Watertown, Massachusetts:[1]

1. John Clark b. 13 Oct 1641;.[15] d. Newton 6 Jan 1694/5; m. (1) Abigail _____; m. (2) 18 Nov 1680, Roxbury, Lydia Buckm,inster; m. (3) 18 Dec 1684, Newton, Elizabeth Norman.
2. Uriah Clark b. 5 June 1644;.[15] d. Watertown 26 July 1721 age 77y,1m 21d; m. (1) abtyo Oct 1674, Joannah Holbrook; m. (2)Mary (Twells/Twelves) King; m (3) Martha (Trescott) (Hewin) Adams
3. Elizabeth Clark b. 31 Jan 1647/8;.[15] died after 9 Dec 1703; buried in Framingham; m. (1) about 176675 Joseph Buckminster; m. (2) by 28 Feb 1674/5 Abial Lamb
4. Hester/Esther Clark b. abt 1651; d. Pomfret, Connecticut, 15 June 1738 aged about 87; m. about 1672 John Grosvenor

Elizabeth Clarke died on 11 Dec 1692, in Roxbury.[1]

Hugh died on 20 Jul 1693, in Roxbury, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Disputed Parents

Not the son of Rowland Clarke See

Christopher Gleason Clark, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JOSEPH CLARK (1613-1683) OF DEDHAM AND MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS in NEHGR vol 152 p 3-23

NGSQ Robert Charles Anderson, "Clark, Hunting, and Wheelock Families of Dedham, Massachusetts: Some English Clues," National Genealogical Society Quarterly [hereinafter NC.SQ], 74 [1986]: 3-6.

notes

arrrived. Watertown, Middlesex, MA in 1638; mover to Roxbury 1657; freeman 5/30/1660; Member of Artillery Company 1666; (variant deathe date Roxbury 7/20/1693)

The History of Augusta Maine by James W. North A facsimile of the 1870 edition with a new forward by Edwin A. Somersworth: New England History Press, 1981 pg. 829:
Hugh Clark of Watertown, MA., was ancestor of the Clarks who early settled in Augusta and Hallowell. He settled in Watertown in 1640; was a husbandman; removed to Roxbury in 1657; was admitted freeman May 30, 1660; d. at Roxbury 20 July 1693. His wife Elizabeth d. 11 Dec 1692.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO 1868 by Charles Hudson Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Do. 1913 pg. 111:
Hugh Clarke arrived in this country from England, and became an early settler in Watertown. He afterwards resided at Roxbury, was admitted a freeman 30 May 1660, and became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., 1666. He died at Roxbury 20 July 1693, and his wife, Elizabeth, died in 1692.

Hugh Clarke, settled first in Watertown, where he had three children born. Afterwards he moved to Roxbury; was admitted freeman May 30, 1660, Member of Artillery. Co., 1666, and died in Roxbury June 20, 1693

The Descendents of Hugh Clark of Watertown, Mass 1640-1866 by John Clark, A.B pgs 20-21.: He was admitted freeman in Roxbury, May 7, 1685. Mar. 20, 1683, he bought of John Nevinson, for L260, a house and a hundred acres of land in Watertown, and soon after moved with his family to Watertown. The estate was at "King's Common," and his house stood in Mount Pleasant, near Clark St. in present village of Belmont. He was a selectman of Wat. 1699 and 1700. He died in Watertown. July 26, 1721, and was buried in the old graveyard near Mount Auburn.

His inventory, which was taken Aug. 21, 1721, was as follows: his apparel, a feather bed bolster and some bedding, 2 old beds one bolster and an old rug, cupboard and table, chest and box, brass kettle, skillet and candle-stick in pewter, iron utensils, flax comb, one cask, husbandry tools, quick stock viz. 9 cowes, a steer and a heifer of 3 years, 2 heifers of 2 years, 2 more of one year and a calf, 8 sheep, 6 lambs, a mansion house, barne, oputhouse, and old cider mill and land about them of all sorts by estimation 100 acres. Total L660

HISTORY of the First Church in Roxbury Massachusetts by Walter Eliot Thwing with an introduction by Rev. James De Normandie, D.D. Boston: W.A.Butterfield 1908

7 m. 11 d. 1659 Hugh Clarke, dismissed from Watertown.

The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list by Charles Henry Pope [Boston, MA Charles E. Pope 1900] pgs. 101-102 Hugh, Watertown; he rem. To Roxbury. Wife Elizabeth; ch. John b. 18 (8) 1641, Uriah b. 5 (4) 1644, Elizabeth b. 31 (11) 1647. He deposed in 1681, ae. About 68. His wife d. 11 Dec 1692. he d. July 20, 1693

A History of Framingham, including the plantation with an appendix by William Barry Boston: James Munroe and Co. 1847

Genealogies of the Families and Descendents of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston by Henry Bond, m. D. Second Edition. Boston: The N.E. Historic-Genealogical Society Hugh Clarke settled first in Wat., where he had three children born. Afterwards he moved to Rox.; was admitted freeman May 30, 1660, Member of Artillery Co.,1666 and d. in Rox. 20 July 1693 His wife, Elizabeth d. 1692. Whether he had other children b. after his removal to Rox., not ascertained. pg. 159.
Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth-Century Conflicts CLARK, Hugh 7/3/75 Conflict: Mt. hope Commanding Officer: Hutchinson CLARK, Hugh 3/24/75-6 Henchman CLARK, Hugh 8/24/76 Probable residence: Roxbury

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